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Title Ranger Naturalist Tollaksen Nature Walk
Date August 14, 1960
Description Image shows a park ranger and a group of park visitors at the top of Sharp Top Mountain. There are a few people standing on a stone staircase, and the rest of the people are standing and sitting on the boulders that are at the top of the staircase. The land beyond Sharp Top Mountain is visible in the background of the image. The image was taken on Sharp Top Mountain, one of the Peaks of Otter, near milepost 85.9 and Section 1K of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Taken by Earl W. Estes, Jr. on August 14, 1960.
Location Location Name: Sharp Top Mountain (Va.)
Parkway Milepost: 85.9
Latitude: 37.433333
Longitude: -79.604722
Creator Individual Earl W. Estes, Jr.
Tags Bedford County (Va.)
Boulders
Park rangers
Peaks of Otter (Va.)
People
Photographs
Sharp Top Mountain (Va.)
Staircases
Stonemasonry
Credit Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway